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Amid altering of the shield, Rivlin praises IDF chiefs over vegetarian lunch

Israel's two overlapping lieutenant generals — the highest rank within the IDF reserved for the military's chief of group of workers — proceed their day of altering-of-the-preserve rituals with a visit to the President's house in Jerusalem.

they've additionally visited the Mount Herzl military Cemetery and the Western Wall collectively.

President Reuven Rivlin hosts the outgoing chief of personnel, Gadi Eisenkot, and his incoming counterpart, Aviv Kochavi, as well as their wives, for lunch.

"the manager of workforce is the chief of personnel of the entire IDF. they're the heads of the americans's army, commanders of us all, no longer of left or of appropriate," Rivlin says.

Rivlin offers a pleasant gibe, highlighting Kochavi's roots in the Paratroopers Brigade and Eisenkot's in the competing Golani Brigade. "It is asserted that after Paratroopers change Golani on the front line, they immediately count how many operations Golani performed all the way through their tour. And their mission from that moment on is to do the identical variety of operations, and at the least one more. Gadi, you grew up in Golani, from recruit to brigade commander and became our no. 1 soldier. Your roots are the roots of the tree on the Golani unit badge. Gadi, below your command, the IDF certainly not stopped combating on all fronts. combating between wars is a new kind of conflict – annoying, Sisyphean, draining and problematic. Aviv turned into at your side right through this campaign, with you as your deputy."

He goes on: "Aviv, in you, the IDF is getting an excellent chief of workforce. The better of the optimum. i am bound that you'll steer the IDF in the course of the challenges ahead with the equal decision that you've got proven up before. You be mindful the complexity and the weight of accountability. Now, no one bears a better accountability than you."

The President's dwelling makes some extent of noting that the lunch changed into vegetarian. Kochavi is Israel's first vegetarian chief of the IDF.

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the incoming IDF chief of team of workers, left, President Reuven Rivlin, core, and Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, the outgoing IDF chief of workforce at the President's home in Jerusalem to mark the altering of the defend in the IDF's properly publish, January 15, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO)